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Fans questioned the Coachella Valley Lakers' hiring of Will Iger, son of incoming Lakers co-owner Bob Iger, as the team's play-by-play announcer.
One of the most legendary voices of Nebraska men’s basketball and football is hanging up the headset. Longtime play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka, who began calling Cornhusker games in 1974, announced Monday evening on Huskers Radio Network that he will retire after the 2026-27 season, per the Daily Nebraskan. “It’s time,” Pavelka said on the radio…
The Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. As they made their improbable run to the postseason, play-by-play announcer John Schriffen was there every step of the way. That is until today. On Tuesday, the White Sox decided not to extend Schriffen’s contract, per Scott Merkin of MLB.com. Meanwhile, Chicago radio host Matt […] The post White Sox radio host buries fired play-by-play announcer in viral clip – ‘He was terrible’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Chicago White Sox games are going to be sounding a lot different next season. The White Sox have decided not to bring back John Schriffen as their television play-by-play announcer, Lamond Pope of The Chicago Tribune reported on Monday. Schriffen was in the final season of his contract with the team, and Chicago has reportedly … The post White Sox are making 1 big change after their impressive season appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
When Georgia announced Friday that Jeff Dantzler would replace Scott Howard as the play-by-play voice of the Bulldog Radio Network, the university thanked Howard for “nearly four decades of work” and noted he would remain as men’s basketball play-by-play announcer. It said nothing about why he was being replaced in football. Howard filled in that…
Longtime Baltimore Ravens radio voice and WBAL-TV sports director Gerry Sandusky announced on April 1 that he’s retiring. Sandusky has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Ravens since 2006, and he’s been at WBAL-TV (Baltimore NBC affiliate) as an anchor since 1988 and as sports director since 1993. Sandusky, known for his catchphrase, “The…
Veteran announcer Mark Jones is leaving the ESPN booth behind, but he isn’t hanging up his headset just yet. Jones announced on Friday that Sunday’s game between the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics at TD Garden will be his last on the call for ESPN. He shared the news in a heartfelt post on Instagram. … The post Mark Jones’ plan after leaving ESPN revealed appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
The Hall of Fame broadcaster has been with Fox since 2014.
The upcoming season will sound different for the fans of the Baltimore Ravens—quite literally. Radio announcer Gerry Sandusky, who has been the play-by-play voice of the Ravens for the past 20 years, announced his retirement on Wednesday. The Ravens penned a heartfelt message for Sandusky, as shared by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on X. The team […] The post Ravens fans salute radio announcer Gerry Sandusky after retirement appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Gerry Sandusky is retiring. The voice of the Ravens and WBAL-TV sports director announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after 42 years in broadcasting, ending a run that included 20 seasons as Baltimore’s radio play-by-play announcer and nearly four decades anchoring sports coverage at the NBC affiliate he joined in 1988. He was named…
After months of speculation that he was the leading candidate to become NBC’s lead MLB play-by-play announcer, Jason Benetti was officially announced for that role earlier this month. Benetti, who is also the TV voice of the Detroit Tigers, had been doing play-by-play work for Fox Sports since 2002. However, when he got the call Read more... The post Jason Benetti explains how he left Fox early to become NBC’s MLB play-by-play announcer appeared first on Awful Announcing.
